Updated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend that the agency phase out original versions of COVID vaccines for use in the unvaccinated, in favor o…
Learn MoreRisks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults who live in rural areas, and Black men in particular, are at much higher risk for developing heart failure.Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition that develops when the heart fails to pump en…
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Is your gas stove making you sick? Experts weigh in. About 13% of childhood asthma in the United States can be attributed to gas stove use, a new study says. Experts warn that the full health implications of the stoves have not yet been addressed by s…
Learn MoreGot an Extra Chromosome? It Could Harm You
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have uncovered a serious risk for folks who have an extra X or Y chromosome.Those with the genetic condition known as supernumerary sex chromosome aneuploidy have a risk for blood clots in a deep v…
Learn MoreBreast Pain Doesn’t Always Mean Cancer: When to Get a Mammogram
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While anyone can experience breast pain, don’t panic: It’s rarely cancer.Penn State Health offers some reassurance about what might cause the pain and when it might be time to have a mammogram.“We see a lot of…
Learn MoreWintertime Wandering: A Real Danger for People With Alzheimer’s
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Winter weather can add a layer of danger to the wandering behavior common in people with dementia.The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) offers some suggestions to help prevent wandering and prepare folks…
Learn MoreFiber: It’s Important to Your Child’s Diet, Too
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Just like adults, children need lots of fiber in their diets.Fiber is part of what fuels a child’s normal growth and development. It helps them feel full longer, controls blood sugar levels, reduces cholestero…
Learn MoreFiber: It’s Important to Your Child’s Diet, Too
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Just like adults, children need lots of fiber in their diets.Fiber is part of what fuels a child’s normal growth and development. It helps them feel full longer, controls blood sugar levels, reduces cholestero…
Learn MoreBivalent Vaccine Provides Added Protection Against BA.5, XBB/XBB.1.5
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bivalent vaccines seem to provide additional protection against symptomatic BA.5 and XBB/XBB.1.5 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron sublineages, according to research publi…
Learn MorePediatric SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C Differed in Delta, Omicron Waves
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The clinical presentation of hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive testing or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) differed in the …
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